The BEST episodes of Downton Abbey season 1
Every episode of Downton Abbey season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Downton Abbey season 1!
Downton Abbey depicts the lives of the aristocratic Crawley family and their servants in the post-Edwardian era—with great events in history having an effect on their lives and on the British social hierarchy.
#1 - Episode 7
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/7/2010
The family is astonished when Lady Cora Crawley finds that she is pregnant, and the announcement leaves Mary wondering how to answer Matthew's proposal.
#2 - Episode 6
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/31/2010
Sybil's interest in politics gets her in trouble, Matthew and Mary's relationship takes an unexpected turn, and Bates makes a shocking revelation.
#3 - Episode 5
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/24/2010
Mary is introduced to a potential suitor, but she thinks that he is too old and stuffy - meanwhile, Mrs Patmore fears she may be going blind.
#4 - Episode 2
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/3/2010
Matthew and his mother Isobel arrive at Downton, but trouble lies ahead as doctor's widow Isobel immediately finds her views at odds with Violet's.
#5 - Episode 3
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/10/2010
Mary is instantly attracted to handsome Turkish attache Kemal Pamuk, but their romance is cut brutally short and sends ripples of unease through the house.
#6 - Episode 1
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/26/2010
It is April 1912, and news arrives of the sinking of the Titanic with the loss of Downton's heir James and his son Patrick.
#7 - Episode 4
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/17/2010
Violet and Isobel are in conflict over a medical ailment affecting Molesley, and Carson fears that there is a thief at Downton.